Deadline
/ˈdedlaɪn/noun
A fixed time or date by which something must be done.
The project deadline is on 1st September.
Often appears as...
- meet the deadline
- deadline extended
noun
A line across the prison yard under which prisoners were shot.
Prisoners were forbidden to cross the deadline.
Often appears as...
- cross the deadline
- prison yard deadline
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Disapproving
Historical
noun
The latest time by which the copy of a publication must be delivered to the printer.
All articles must be submitted by the deadline for publishing.
Often appears as...
- publishing deadline
- submit by deadline
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Technical
noun
A fixed time or date by which something must be done.
The project deadline is on 1st September.
Often appears as...
- meet the deadline
- deadline extended
noun
A line across the prison yard under which prisoners were shot.
Prisoners were forbidden to cross the deadline.
Often appears as...
- cross the deadline
- prison yard deadline
Usage tips
Disapproving
Historical
noun
The latest time by which the copy of a publication must be delivered to the printer.
All articles must be submitted by the deadline for publishing.
Often appears as...
- publishing deadline
- submit by deadline
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Prioritization Strategy
In contexts where meeting the deadline is critical, prioritize tasks to avoid missing it.
With the deadline looming, she focused on the most important tasks first.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Management
Managing your time well is key to meeting deadlines without stress.
He broke the work into weekly goals to meet the final deadline.
Pro Tip 3/3Consequences
Missing a deadline can lead to penalties, extra fees, or loss of opportunities.
Because they missed the deadline, they paid a late submission fee.
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Why you procrastinate --...
not until you've gone out and done the hard work to get some momentum, to get things going. There's also all kinds of important things outside of your career that don't involve any deadlines, like seeing your family or exercising and taking care of your health, working on your relationship or getting out of a relationship that isn't working.
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Tim Urban: Inside the...
And I thought about this, and I said, well, if the procrastinator's system works, then what's going on? Why are all of these people in such a dark place? Well, it turns out that there's two kinds of procrastination. Everything I've talked about today, the examples I've given, they all have deadlines. And when there's deadlines,
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3 rules for better...
Lastly, you can negotiate for more time to prevent work from creeping into your personal life. In business school, I teach students to negotiate for salary but realize I spoke almost nothing about negotiating for more time. What does this look like in practice? You can ask for more time on adjustable deadlines at work.
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Smash fear, learn...
So I had a very short deadline for a competition. I got a female instructor first, to teach me the female role, the follow, because I wanted to understand the sensitivities and abilities that the follow needed to develop, so I wouldn't have a repeat of college. And then I took an inventory of the characteristics,
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Episode 1: The Plight of...
worked with brian christie one of the world's top authorities on the ivory trade brian investigated the problem for three years and his work was about to be published in a national geographic cover story that added a serious deadline to our work we knew our team had to be out
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James Kunstler: How bad...
and look, you know these things are important architectural jobs for firms, right? You know, we hire firms to design these things. You can see exactly what went on, three o'clock in the morning at the design meeting. You know, eight hours before deadline,
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Attracting outside...
minister to extend the deadline to give us more time and which he was very helpful to do so when that I get that deadline I went back to Nortel this and that work cannot sell he said that there
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Who are you, really? The...
and, occasionally, odd. The conscientious people achieve it through sticking to deadlines, to persevering, as well as having some passion. Extroversion and agreeableness are both conducive
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Beavers in the Snow PIPE...
deadline as the temperature drops the true value of their painstaking preparations becomes clear thanks to their hydro-engineering know
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The oddities of the...
New York missed the deadline for naming its electors, and also was not counted. When the votes were tallied, it was unanimous.
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Why you procrastinate --...
not until you've gone out and done the hard work to get some momentum, to get things going. There's also all kinds of important things outside of your career that don't involve any deadlines, like seeing your family or exercising and taking care of your health, working on your relationship or getting out of a relationship that isn't working.
Video examples
Tim Urban: Inside the...
And I thought about this, and I said, well, if the procrastinator's system works, then what's going on? Why are all of these people in such a dark place? Well, it turns out that there's two kinds of procrastination. Everything I've talked about today, the examples I've given, they all have deadlines. And when there's deadlines,
Video examples
3 rules for better...
Lastly, you can negotiate for more time to prevent work from creeping into your personal life. In business school, I teach students to negotiate for salary but realize I spoke almost nothing about negotiating for more time. What does this look like in practice? You can ask for more time on adjustable deadlines at work.
Video examples
Smash fear, learn...
So I had a very short deadline for a competition. I got a female instructor first, to teach me the female role, the follow, because I wanted to understand the sensitivities and abilities that the follow needed to develop, so I wouldn't have a repeat of college. And then I took an inventory of the characteristics,
Video examples
Episode 1: The Plight of...
worked with brian christie one of the world's top authorities on the ivory trade brian investigated the problem for three years and his work was about to be published in a national geographic cover story that added a serious deadline to our work we knew our team had to be out
Video examples
James Kunstler: How bad...
and look, you know these things are important architectural jobs for firms, right? You know, we hire firms to design these things. You can see exactly what went on, three o'clock in the morning at the design meeting. You know, eight hours before deadline,
Video examples
Attracting outside...
minister to extend the deadline to give us more time and which he was very helpful to do so when that I get that deadline I went back to Nortel this and that work cannot sell he said that there
Video examples
Who are you, really? The...
and, occasionally, odd. The conscientious people achieve it through sticking to deadlines, to persevering, as well as having some passion. Extroversion and agreeableness are both conducive
Video examples
Beavers in the Snow PIPE...
deadline as the temperature drops the true value of their painstaking preparations becomes clear thanks to their hydro-engineering know
Video examples
The oddities of the...
New York missed the deadline for naming its electors, and also was not counted. When the votes were tallied, it was unanimous.
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Graham Brown
American Writer
Writing itself is a dream. There are days of self doubt and deadlines and wondering how you're going to pay the bills until you write that bestseller. But it's still the best job I've ever had. I've also been able to help a lot of people and even inspire a few and that feels great.
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Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You've said that you will commit to this part, and I just can't live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can.
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Harold Prince
American Producer
Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not to be organized, is at heart a sign of your own insecurity and at worst the sign of an amateur.
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John C. Mather
American Scientist
When you have a deadline, or when you know that your equipment is about to go up in a rocket and you won't have another chance to fix it, your mind works in a way that it otherwise never would.
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Oscar Hammerstein II
American Musician
Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.
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John Dyer
Artist
The lifestyle that an artist can have, the freedom to wander in the landscape with no real pressure or deadlines, was a very attractive one.
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Frank Zappa
American Singer
Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.
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Kelly Sue DeConnick
American Writer
Because of the nature of monthly comics and deadline, I pretty much have to work on whatever's on fire, I'm afraid.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
The thing that would most improve my life is 27 hours in a day. I could meet all my deadlines.
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Dan Jenkins
American Author
I've worked my whole life and never missed a deadline.
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Graham Brown
American Writer
Writing itself is a dream. There are days of self doubt and deadlines and wondering how you're going to pay the bills until you write that bestseller. But it's still the best job I've ever had. I've also been able to help a lot of people and even inspire a few and that feels great.
Quote examples
Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You've said that you will commit to this part, and I just can't live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can.
Quote examples
Harold Prince
American Producer
Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not to be organized, is at heart a sign of your own insecurity and at worst the sign of an amateur.
Quote examples
John C. Mather
American Scientist
When you have a deadline, or when you know that your equipment is about to go up in a rocket and you won't have another chance to fix it, your mind works in a way that it otherwise never would.
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Oscar Hammerstein II
American Musician
Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.
Quote examples
John Dyer
Artist
The lifestyle that an artist can have, the freedom to wander in the landscape with no real pressure or deadlines, was a very attractive one.
Quote examples
Frank Zappa
American Singer
Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.
Quote examples
Kelly Sue DeConnick
American Writer
Because of the nature of monthly comics and deadline, I pretty much have to work on whatever's on fire, I'm afraid.
Quote examples
Yoko Ono
American Artist
The thing that would most improve my life is 27 hours in a day. I could meet all my deadlines.
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Dan Jenkins
American Author
I've worked my whole life and never missed a deadline.
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